Kumiko Okamoto

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Kumiko Okamoto
Country (sports) Japan
Born (1965-02-19) 19 February 1965 (age 59)
Osaka, Japan
Retired1992
Prize money$139,506
Singles
Career record129–88
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 75 (24 April 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1990)
French Open1R (1987-1990)
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US Open1R (1987-1989)
Doubles
Career record33–32
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 124 (11 April 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1988)
French Open2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon1R (1987, 1988)

Kumiko Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本久美子, born February 19, 1965) is a retired female tennis player from Japan, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea). In the doubles competition she partnered Etsuko Inoue.

Okamoto 6 singles and doubles finals. She has won 4 singles titles and 2 doubles titles on the ITF finals.[1]

WTA Career finals[edit]

Singles (1 win)[edit]

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (1–0)
Virginia Slims, Avon, Other (0–0)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Apr 1989 Tokyo, Japan Hard Australia Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–2

ITF Finals[edit]

Singles (4–2)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 18 November 1984 Kuroshio, Japan Hard United States Cheryl Jones 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Winner 2. 28 April 1985 Hatfield, United Kingdom Hard Romania Daniela Moise 6-4, 6-2
Winner 3. 5 May 1985 Sutton, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Elna Reinach 6-4, 6-7, 6-2
Runner-up 4. 20 November 1985 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Netherlands Nanette Schutte 4-6, 1-6
Runner-up 5. 11 May 1986 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Belarus Natasha Zvereva 2-6, 6-4, 5-7
Winner 6. 12 October 1986 Kofu, Japan Hard Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai 7-6, 6-0

Doubles (2–4)[edit]

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 7 August 1983 Ortisei, Italy Clay Japan Emiko Okagawa Spain Ana Almansa
Italy Patrizia Murgo
7-6, 1-6, 6-3
Runner-up 2. 14 August 1983 Sezze, Italy Clay Japan Emiko Okagawa United Kingdom Cathy Drury
United Kingdom Ellinore Lightbody
w/o
Winner 3. 21 August 1983 Hechingen, West Germany Clay Japan Emiko Okagawa United Kingdom Jo Louis
United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie
6-2, 6-0
Runner-up 4. 12 October 1986 Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato New Zealand Belinda Cordwell
Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai
2-6, 6-7
Runner-up 5. 11 October 1987 Kofu, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato Japan Ei Iida
Japan Akemi Nishiya
5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 8 November 1987 Saga, Japan Hard Japan Naoko Sato Japan Ei Iida
Japan Maya Kidowaki
6-7, 6-3, 7-9

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kumiko Okamoto Matches Past tournaments". www.wtatennis.com.